Alchemists of Human Nature
Author | : Petteri Pietikainen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2015-10-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317314677 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317314670 |
Rating | : 4/5 (670 Downloads) |
Download or read book Alchemists of Human Nature written by Petteri Pietikainen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Modernist utopias of the mind. This book examines the psychodynamic writings of Otto Gross, C G Jung, Wilhelm Reich and Erich Fromm. It argues, utopianism became increasingly important to the fundamental ambitions of all four thinkers, and places the 'utopian impulse' with the historical context of the early twentieth century.